The Goa Police Cyber Cell has arrested two Nigerians from Delhi for duping an Indian Army Colonel’s wife based in Goa, of around Rs 8 lakh in a Facebook scam, Director General of Police Dr. Muktesh Chander told reporters on Monday.
Chander said, that the victim was first contacted by the duo Obina Icodemus and Najifor Collins, both residing in Palam in the national capital, over Facebook and induced the victim to part with a total sum of Rs 8.04 lakh on five different occasions, over the last two months. The money was deposited in a New Delhi State Bank of India account.
“The victim was told by the duo that she had been sent a parcel containing 1,60,000 British pounds. The victim was then contacted through a fake ID of the Delhi airport’s customs department and asked to deposit the money as a processing fee for the parcel,” Chander said.
The victim was initially befriended over Facebook by one of the Nigerians, who posed as a widower, based in london and working onboard a ship.
Chander also said, that arrests were carried out with the help of the Crime Branch in Delhi. The duo have been remanded to four days in police custody.